Israeli airstrike kills 3, injures 18 inside Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital

Published August 4th, 2024 - 07:33 GMT
al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital
Medics and nurses wait and watch for the arrival of injured and killed Palestinian to the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, following the Israeli bombardment of a residential apartment in Deir al-Balah and an area of al-Maghazi, on June 8, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)

ALBAWABA - The Gaza media office announced that an Israeli airstrike targeted displaced people's tents early Sunday inside Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital leaving casualties. 

At least three Palestinians were killed and 18 others were injured in the attack carried out by the Israeli air force against displaced people in Deir Al-Balah in the early hours of Sunday.

Many videos were shared online showing a huge blaze engulfing the tents of Palestinians who were settled in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. 

The death toll in the attack on Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital is expected to increase, according to the Gaza media office.

Meanwhile, Palestinian outlets reported that five people were killed in the attack in Deir Al-Balah attack.

The media office further said that this "is added to a series of massacres that have been ongoing for more than 300 days of the "genocidal war" against our defenceless Palestinian people."

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